Aesthetic Appeal of Magic Squares

Year: 2013 Authors: Russell Jay Hendel

Core claim

Magic and symmetry-based squares may seem more appealing, but the observed differences are not statistically significant.

Topics

magic squares, aesthetic preference, ordinal ratings, nonparametric statistics

Domains

combinatorics, statistical testing, nonparametric methods, visual pattern perception, algorithmic imagery

Methods

Mood median test, Kruskal-Wallis test, rating experiment, Carus method

Media

square images, number-to-dot coding, printed ratings

Source status

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